The CIIP Handbook focuses on national governmental efforts to protect critical (information) infrastructure. The overall purpose of the International CIIP Handbook is to provide an overview of CII protection practices in an increasingly broad range of countries. The initial eight country studies in the 2002 edition (Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States) were substantially updated and supplemented by six additional surveys in the following 2004 edition (Austria, Finland, France, Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom). In 2006, an additional six country surveys to the existing 14, with a distinct focus on Asia (India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Russia, and Singapore), was added. The 2008/2009 edition includes another five countries (Brazil, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, and Spain).